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I saw a Reddit post earlier complaining about Americans saying they invented the internet, and another just now from Oxford grads wondering if they could keep their e-mail addresses.
I then tried to find my old e-mail address, which lead me to remember that my online experience pre-dates the internet, and covers the moment where things pivoted from HALPIN@UK.AC.OXFORD.VAX to halpin@vax.oxford.ac.uk

(Big-endian to little-endian, in Dublin terms)

The #OxfordComma is not optional, folks...

"Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test"
#Biodiversity #Business

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test
New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.

Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates.
What Will It Take to Save Them?
After a spectacular comeback from DDT, the Osprey population has plummeted within the watershed and is showing signs of trouble elsewhere.
The birds’ fate may once more rest on collective action

Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?
After a spectacular comeback from DDT, the Osprey population has plummeted within the watershed and is showing signs of trouble elsewhere. The birds’ fate may once more rest on collective action.

"Two more people arrested over ‘mountain of illegal waste’ dumped in Oxfordshire"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Two more people arrested over ‘mountain of illegal waste’ dumped in Oxfordshire
A total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about £6m

Vass debattartikel av Ruben Andersson, professor i socialantropologi vid Oxford. ”Migrationsvågen på Ceuta var ett test för europeisk solidaritet och krisplanering, och Europas ledare har kuggat provet.” https://www.dn.se/debatt/ceuta-var-ett-test-och-europas-ledare-kug…

”Ceuta blottar Europas svaga kort i migrationspolitiken”
DN Debatt. Oxfordprofessorn Ruben Andersson menar att migrationsvågen vid Ceuta var ett test, och Europas ledare kuggade provet.

Cauldron of Rebirth
Colored pencil on backside of Hahnemuhle Bamboo paper. Finished September 10, 2026.
http://oakfire.com/2026/09/cauldron-of-rebirth/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3InConcert
Maurice Ravel & Steven Osborne:
🎵 Sonatine (3rd mvt)
#MauriceRavel #StevenOsborne
https://open.spotify.com/track/7iYw7IIOxZxXX5rOPg8Pkp

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Courtney Barnett:
🎵 One Thing At A Time
#NowPlaying #CourtneyBarnett
https://open.spotify.com/track/2o2s7sFRf9XByKXoV0Qw6e

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ChoralEvensong
- The Queen’s College, Oxford
From the Chapel of The Queen’s College, Oxford, with music by Darke, Howells and Bach.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y0c1